Studio Mappa’s ‘Chainsaw Man: The Movie – Reze Arc’ revs into theaters and IMAX on October 24.
Today at New York Comic Con, Crunchyroll unveiled one more new look at animation studio Mappa’s Chainsaw Man: The Movie – Reze Arc before it revs into theaters later this month.
To celebrate the film’s impending arrival, Mappa took to NYCC to drop a new PV, as well as tons of behind-the-scenes look at the highly anticipated new movie. You can check out the whole panel here, but the new footage starts around 40 minutes in, if you want to go straight to that:
Reze Arc follows Chainsaw Man’s 2022 first season, swapping its muted tones for vivid color. In it, Denji meets Reze, a charming new girl who quickly throws him into romantic confusion, made all the worse by her being yet another foe after his heart. Though in the case of his down bad crush on Makima, Reze’s obsession with Denji’s heart is more figurative and romantic (to the extreme) than literal. All the same, Japan descends into chaos as Denji and Reze engage in an explosive, romantic battle for the ages.
Hype for the Reze Arc movie is at a fever pitch, and for good reason. The anime originally premiered in 2022, but Mappa was radio silent, sharing little information with fans about confirming a sequel season. All they had to sit on was a stinger moment, teasing the arrival of Reze. Plus, understandably, Mappa had been busy with its hands in other anime pies, with the likes of Jigokuraku: Hell’s Paradise, Attack on Titan‘s final season, Jujutsu Kaisen‘s second season, and the Ranma 1/2 remake.
